consentir Conditional Conjugation
consentir — to pamper
The conditional of consentir is regular: consentiría, consentirías, consentiría...
consentir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what you 'would' allow or how you 'would' spoil someone under certain conditions.
Notes on consentir in the Conditional
The verb is regular in the conditional. Keep the infinitive intact and add the endings.
Example Sentences
Yo no consentiría esa falta de respeto.
I would not tolerate that lack of respect.
yo
¿Consentirías que tu hijo viajara solo?
Would you allow your son to travel alone?
tú
Ellos nos consentirían si tuvieran más dinero.
They would spoil us if they had more money.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: consentiría
Why: All conditional endings for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs require an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: consiento
Consentir undergoes an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: consentí
Consentir has a 'slipper' irregularity: the 'e' changes to 'i' only in the third-person forms.
Imperfect
yo: consentía
Consentir is completely regular in the imperfect: consentía, consentías, consentía...
Future
yo: consentiré
The future of consentir is regular: just add the endings to the full infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: consienta
Consentir has two stem changes here: 'ie' in most forms and 'i' in nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: consintiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'consintie-' stem derived from the preterite.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: consiente
Use 'consiente' to tell someone to spoil you and 'consienta' for formal requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no consientas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no consientas, no consintamos.